Emerson School Inc

Analysis

Emerson School Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Emerson School Inc reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.3m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.3m (+5.0%), an average of +1.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Emerson School Inc sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Education Center Inc ($1.3m), Pikes Peak Library District Foundation Inc ($1.3m) and Lincoln Nursery School Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 1.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $107k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $603k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of -$254k. It reported 19 employees.